Cessna 172L accident near York, NE
On September 19, 2008, a Cessna 172L (airplane) was involved in an accident near York, NE. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 19, 2008
- Place
- York, NE
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.897°N, 97.623°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081003X65758
Official records · DEN08FA155
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 19, 2008, approximately 1600 central daylight time, a Cessna 172L, N4380Q, registered to and operated by York Aviation, Inc., was substantially damaged when it struck the runway during an uncontrolled descent shortly after taking off from York Municipal Airport (JYR), York, Nebraska. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The flight instructor and student pilot on board the airplane were fatally injured. The local flight originated approximately 1545. According to the airport manager, the flight instructor and student pilot were planning to do touch-and-go landings, and he watched them taxi out to the runway. He said the time was approximately 1545. He then went back into the hangar. About 1620, he came out of the hangar and noticed the wreckage in the distance. He drove to the site and called 9-1-1. There was only one known witness to the accident. A citizen was driving on a gravel road west of the airport and noticed a single engine airplane on the runway, facing south. He watched it as it proceeded down the runway and lifted off. As it climbed approximately 100 feet, it suddenly nosed down. The witness' view was blocked by crops. Seeing no dust or smoke, he thought it may have been "an intentional move by the pilot," and he proceeded into town to run some errands. As he was driving home via the same route, he saw emergency equipment at the airport. Later, when h
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and the flight instructor's failure to take remedial action, for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
